UK, US or a hybrid? Intense speculation as Australia’s $170bn nuclear submarine choice looms
by Tory Shepherd from World news | The Guardian on (#69F5M)
UK and Australian ministers have been hinting at a trilateral design for the eight boats, but all options are still on the table in Australia's biggest defence purchase
Australia is set to within a couple of weeks learn some basic details about a program that could cost more than $170bn and will run for decades.
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, this week warned against opting for a new UK design. For now though, the Aukus submarine program is a black box", says Tom Corben, a foreign policy and defence research fellow at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre.
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